Space Symposium 2024 | Space Foundation | 8 April 2024 | The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, USA

The Symposium attendees consistently represent all sectors of the space community from multiple spacefaring nations; space agencies; commercial space businesses and associated subcontractors; military, national security and intelligence organizations; cyber security organizations; federal and state government agencies and organizations; research and development facilities; think tanks; educational institutions; space entrepreneurs and private space exploration and commercial space travel providers; space commerce businesses engaged in adapting, manufacturing or selling space technologies for commercial use and media that inspire and educate the general public about space.

Bringing all these groups together in one place provides a unique opportunity to examine space issues from multiple perspectives, to promote dialog and to focus attention on critical space issues.

• Networking & Engagement Opportunities
• Bringing together leaders from commercial, government and military space from around the world, the Space Symposium provides a forum to discuss, address and plan for future achievements in space. The Space Symposium program delivers exclusive networking and engagement opportunities with influential participants in one convenient and extraordinary venue. Space Symposium luncheons and dinners provide additional contact with influential participants.
• Connect with participants in the global space community. Don't miss this opportunity to make vital and profitable connections.
• Timely, thought-provoking agenda with forward thinking experts. International, commercial, emergent space and national security focus.
• Develop lasting relationships while browsing the Northrop Grumman Exhibit Center North and South, attend discussion panels, technical talks, meals and more.

2024 Speakers

Pilar Zamora Acevedo
Executive Director, Colombian Space Agency

Philippe Adam
Space Commander, Air & Space Force, French Space Command

BGen Mike Adamson
Commander, 3 Canadian Space Division & Joint Force Space Component, Royal Canadian Air Force

Robert Aillon
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Leviathan Space Industries LLC

H.E. Ibrahim Al Qassim
Deputy Director General, UAE Space Agency

Meghan Allen
Senior Vice President, Washington Operations, Space Foundation

Audrey Allison
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy & Strategy, The Aerospace Corporation

Johan Åman
Chief Executive Officer, Unibap

Michael Amato
Manager, Lead Engineer, New Business Developer-Planetary Exploration Line of Business, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Grant Anderson
President & Chief Executive Officer, Paragon Space Development Corporation

Chad Anderson
Managing Partner, Space Capital

Steve Arnold
Deputy Executive for Space Formulation, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Dr. Josef Aschbacher
Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)

Dr. Greg Autry
Director and Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Thomas Ayres
Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, Voyager Space

Frank Backes
Chief Executive Officer, Capella Space

Jonathan Baliff
Chief Financial Officer, Redwire Space

Philippe Baptiste
President, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

Lauren Barnes
President, Broadband Communications Systems, L3Harris Technologies

Dr. Paul Bate
Chief Executive Officer, UK Space Agency (UKSA)

Lt. Col. Matthew Bejcek, USSF
Commander, 98th Space Range Squadron at Delta 11, U.S. Space Force

Hon. Peter Beshar
General Counsel, U.S. Air Force

Ronald Birk
Principal Director, Space Enterprise Evolution, The Aerospace Corporation

Brian Bone
Principal Director, Commercial Space Futures Office, The Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Mariel Borowitz
Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Head of the Nunn School Program of International Affairs

Kenneth Bowersox
Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA

Morgan Brennan
Anchor, CNBC

Michal Brichta
Director, Industry Branch, Slovak Space Office

Jim Bridenstine
Former Administrator, NASA

Natalia Larrea Brito
Director - North America, Euroconsult

Joshua Brost
Senior Vice President of Revenue Operations, Relativity Space

Dr. Quincy Brown
Director of Space STEM and Workforce Policy, National Space Council

Dr. Mordecai Ian Brownlee
College President, Community College of Aurora

Salvatore T. “Tory” Bruno
President & Chief Executive Officer, United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Carissa Bryce Christensen
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, BryceTech

Lt. Gen. David Buck, USAF (Ret.)
President, BRPH Mission Solutions

Dennis Burnett
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, HawkEye 360

Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, USSF
Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Forces - Space, U.S. Space Command

Justin Cadman
Co-CEO, Quilty Space

Emily Calvanese
General Manager, Moog

Lisa Campbell
President, Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Pete Cannito
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Redwire

Alicia Carey
Space Formulation Manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Phil Carrai
President, Space, Training, & Cyber Division, Kratos

Richard Cartwright
Senior Professional Staff, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

De’Schzunell Catlin
Co-Founder, The Equity Space Alliance

Dr. Nancy Chabot
Planetary Scientist, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz
Chief Executive Officer, Ad Astra Rocket Company, Former NASA Astronaut

Lyn Chassagne
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Customer Experience, BlackSky

Andrew Chassin
Managing Director, Investment Banking, Bank of America

Ian Christensen
Director, Private Sector Programs, Secure World Foundation

Dr. Mark Clampin
Director, Astrophysics Division, NASA

Hon. Judith Collins
Space Minister, New Zealand Government

Lesley Conn
Senior Manager, Research and Analysis, Space Foundation

Richard B. Cooper
Vice President – Strategic Communications & Outreach, Space Foundation

Patricia Cooper
President & Founder, Constellation Advisory, LLC

Jim Cooper
Senior System Engineer, SSA Solutions, COMSPOC Corporation

Gen. Luis Carlos Córdoba Avendaño
Commander, Colombian Aerospace Force

Alexandra Coultrup
Fellow, Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch
Senior Vice President, Government Strategy & Policy, Inmarsat

Carol Craig
Chief Executive Officer, Sidus Space

Charlotte Croison
Senior Consultant, Euroconsult

Maj. Gen. Clinton E. Crosier, USAF (Ret.)
Director of Aerospace and Satellite Solutions, AWS

Sarah Cruddas
Space Journalist & Television Host

CAPT Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., USN (Ret.)
President, Higher Flight LLC
Vice Chairman, Space Foundation Board of Directors

Rodrigo da Costa
Executive Director, European Union Agency for the Space Programme

Richard DalBello
Director, Office of Space Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

Dr. Janine Davidson
President, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Air Lieutenant-Brigadier Sérgio Roberto de Almeida
Chief of Staff, Brazilian Air Force

Guy de Carufel
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Cognitive Space

Cordell DeLaPena
Program Executive Officer for Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, Space Systems Command

Rob Desbourough
Managing Partner, Seraphim

Maddy Dewey
Coordinator, Philanthropy, Space Foundation

Abby Dickes
Chief Marketing Officer, Voyager Space

Mike Dickey
Founding Partner, Elara Nova

Thomas Dorame
Senior Vice President, Symposium 365, Space Foundation

Dr. Mark Eddings
Space Market Senior Vice President, LMI

Mike Edmonds
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Marketing, and Sales, Blue Origin

Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund
President, Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), Research Professor, Space Policy Institute/George Washington University

Steve Eisenhart
Senior Vice President, Strategic & International Affairs, Space Foundation

Dr. Debra Emmons
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, The Aerospace Corporation

Debra Facktor
Head, U.S. Space Systems, Airbus U.S. Space and Defense

Kristine Farley
Vice President of Globally Responsive Space, Lockheed Martin Space

Karr “Win” Farrell
Program Data Officer, Jacobs Missile Defense Group

Dr. Christian Feichtinger
Executive Director, International Astronautical Federation

Lee Feinberg
Optical Telescope Element Manager, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA

Karen Feldstein
Associate Administrator for International & Interagency Relations, NASA

Paul Ferraro
President, Air & Space Defense Systems, Raytheon

Lorenzo Feruglio
Chief Executive Officer, Aiko

Dr. Robert Fleming
Corporate Vice President & President, Space Systems, Northrop Grumman

Madison Forseth
Brooke Owens Fellow

Jeff Foust
Senior Staff Writer, SpaceNews

Dr. Nicola Fox
Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA

Martin Frederick
Corporate Director, Civil Space Programs, Northrop Grumman

James Free
Associate Administrator, NASA

Mike French
Vice President, Space Systems, Aerospace Industries Association

MGEN Michel Friedling, FRA-AF (Ret.)
Look Up Space

Dr. Masaki Fujimoto
Deputy Director-General and Professor of Department of Solar Systems Science, ISAS/JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Sameer Garg
Managing Director, Global Industrials Group, Citigroup

Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, USSF
Commander, Space Systems Command

David Gauthier
Chief Strategy Officer, GXO, Inc.

John Gedmark
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Astranis

Dr. Kam Ghaffarian
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, IBX

Matt Gialich
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Astroforge

Robert Gibbs
Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate, NASA

Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson, USA
Director, Plans and Policy, J-5, U.S. Space Command

AVM Paul Godfrey, OBE, RAF
Commander, UK Space Command

Mike Gold
Chief Growth Officer, Redwire

Hon. Daniel Goldin
Founder, Cold Canyon, Former NASA Administrator

Lt. Gen. Luca Goretti
Chief of Staff, Italian Air Force

Todd Gosset
Vice President, Space Initiatives, SES Space & Defense

Dr. Andrew Gray
Manager, Office of Technology Maturation, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mike Greenley
Chief Executive Officer, MDA

Robert Greinecker
Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer, iSEE

Arthur Grijalva
Director, SpaceWERX

Susanne Hake
General Manager, U.S. Government, Maxar

Antoine Halff
Co-Founder and Chief Analyst, Kayrros

Max Haot
President & Chief Executive Officer, Vast

Angela Hart
Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program Manager, NASA

Christian Hauglie-Hanssen
Director General, Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA)

Lt. Col. Haley Homan, USAF
Chief, Environmental Monitoring Futures Branch, Space Environment Futures, Lead Space Domain Awareness/EM Mission Area, U.S. Air Force

Jason Hopkins
Vice President, Crescent Space

Rainer Horn
Managing Partner, SpaceTec Partners

Joseph Horvath
Chief Executive Officer & President, Nova Space

Kristin Houston
Space Propulsion & Power Systems President, Aerojet Rocketdyne, L3Harris Technologies

Peter Hughes
Chief Technologist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Jonathan Hung
Executive Director, Office for Space Technology & Industry (OSTIn)

Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF (Ret.)
Former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Mo Islam
Co-Founder, Payload

Col. Marcus Jackson, USSF
Chief of Staff, Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force

Scott Jacobs
Vice President, U.S. Government Sales, Astranis

Lt. Gen. Larry D. James, USAF (Ret.)
Deputy Director, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Sabrina Jawed
Manager, Commercial Space Law, FAA's Office of Chief Counsel

Rachel Jewett
Senior Managing Editor, Via Satellite

Mark Johnson
Vice President, Defense & Intelligence, IBM Federal Technology

Avril Jolliffe
Director General, Industry, Trade and Economic Security, U.K. Ministry of Defence

Sara Jones
Head of Aerospace Investments, Honeywell Ventures

Steven Jordan Tomaszewski
Senior Director, National Security Space, Aerospace Industries Association

Dr. Jason Kalirai
Mission Area Executive for Civil Space, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Arjun Kampani
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Rocket Lab

Rafael Kargren
Professor, Arizona State University

Christoph Kautz
Director, Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation, DG DEFIS, European Commission

Julie Kearney
Chief, Space Bureau, Federal Communications Commission

Dr. Rachelle Keck
College President, Grand View University

Kelli Kedis Ogborn
Vice President, Space Commerce & Entrepreneurship, Space Foundation

Hon. Frank Kendall
Secretary of the Air Force, U.S. Air Force Headquarters

Col. Christopher Kennedy
Commander of Space DELTA 6, U.S. Air Force

Nikolai Khlystov
Lead, Aerospace Industries, World Economic Forum

Jason Kim
Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Space Systems

Mike Kincaid
Associate Administrator, Office of STEM Engagement, NASA

Dr. Jim Kinnison
Parker Solar Probe Mission Systems Engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Steve Kiser
General Partner, Head of Deal Flow Committee, Veteran Ventures Capital

Stephen Kitay
Senior Director, Azure Space, Microsoft

Catherine Koerner
Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development, NASA

Nikol Koleva
Executive Director, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

Greg Konrad
Equity Analyst, Jefferies

Tim Kopra
Chief Executive Officer, Starlab

Justin Krauss
Managing Director & Head of Applied Tech and Intermountain Region, Innovation Economy, J.P. Morgan Chase

Joerg Kreisel
Chief Executive Officer, JKIC

Anniken Ramberg Krutnes
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to the United States of America, Norwegian Embassy

Karan Kunjur
Chief Executive Officer, K2 Space

Iris Lan
General Counsel, NASA

Travis Langster
Principal Director, Space and Missile Defense Policy, U.S. Department of Defense

Andy Lapsa
Chief Executive Officer, Stoke Space

Philippe Lavigne
Gen. Philippe Lavigne, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Dr. Kris Lehnhardt
Element Scientist, Exploration Medical Capability, Human Research Program, NASA

Giuseppe Lenzo
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Telespazio

Dr. Claire Leon
Director, Space Systems Integration Office, United States Space Force, Space Systems Command

Dr. Laurie Leshin
Director, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Alvin Leung
Technical Director, Enterprise Capability Integration, Space Systems Integration Office, Space Systems Command

Janna Lewis
Senior Corporate Counsel, BAE Systems

Robert Lightfoot
President, Lockheed Martin Space

Matthew Linton
Chief Legal Officer, True Anomaly

Dr. Yang Liu
Research Scientist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Ron Lopez
President and Managing Director, Astroscale, U.S.

Ethan Lucarelli
Chief, Office of International Affairs, Federal Communications Commission

Randy Lycans
Senior Vice President and General Manager, NASA Enterprise Solutions, Jacobs

Joanne Maguire
Former Executive

Dr. Chiara Manfletti
Chief Executive Officer, Neuraspace

Sha-Chelle Manning
Chief, Commercial Strategy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Jade Marcantel
Chief Human Capital Officer, Intuitive Machines

Hovig Margossian
Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager Aerospace, Defense & Space Technologies, Bank of America

Caitlin Marsh
Vice President of Product, SpiderOak

Will Marshall
Chief Executive Officer, Planet

Dr. Thomas Marshburn
Chief Medical Officer, Head of Human Spaceflight Department, Sierra Space

Aruna Mathuranayagam
Vice President, Business Development, Leidos

John May
Partner, Governance, Government Contract Practice, Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Col. Bryon McClain
Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power, Space Systems Command

Grant McDonald
Global Aerospace & Defense Lead, KPMG

Charlie McGillis
Vice President, Public Sector, The Provenance Chain Network

McKenna McMurray
Fellow, Patti Grace Smith Fellowship

Dr. Jesse Mee
Senior Scientist for Radiation Hardening Technologies, Air Force Research Laboratory

Mithil Mehta
Executive Director, JP Morgan

Dr. Steven Meier
Director, Naval Center for Space Technology, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Dr. Troy Meink
Principal Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office

Col. Pam Melroy, USAF (Ret.)
Deputy Administrator, NASA

Nujoud Merancy
Deputy Associate Administrator, Strategy and Architecture Office, NASA

Dr. Andrew Metcalf
Space Enterprise Engagement Lead, Air Force Research Laboratory

Rob Meyerson
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Delalune Space

Dr. Lindsay Millard
Assistant Director for Space Security, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

Michele Miller
Vice President, Enterprise Assurance, BAE Systems

Robert Milner
Director, Entrepreneurship Program, Sam Houston State University

Megan Mitchell
Vice President, Government Relations, Blue Origin

Austin Moeller
Director and Senior Analyst, Canaccord Genuity

Joe Morrison
VP of Commercial Product, Umbra Space

Clay Mowry
President, International Astronautical Federation

Rodolphe Muñoz
Legal Officer, European Commission

Geraldine Naja
Director, Commercialization, Industry & Competitiveness, European Space Agency (ESA)

Amanda Nguyen
Manager, Government Relations, Space Foundation

Patricia “Trish” Nicoli
Lead Systems Engineer for Digital Engineering, NASA

Dr. Francis Nimmo
Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz

Jessica Noble
General Counsel, ispace Inc.

Nathan O’Konek
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Redwire Space

Brian O’Toole
Chief Executive Officer, Blacksky

Uri Oron
Director, Israel Space Agency

Dr. Tidiane Ouattara
Head of Science & Technology Division, African Union Commission

Enrico Palermo
Head of Agency, Australian Space Agency (ASA)

Monica Palko
Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, York Space Systems

Shannon Pallone
PEO, Battle Management Command, Control & Communications, Space Systems Command

Vinny Pande
Chief, SpaceWERX Ventures

Chirag Parikh
Executive Secretary, National Space Council

Tim Parsons
Representative Director Euroconsult – Australia, Euroconsult

Akshay Patel
Managing Director, PJT Partners

Dr. Melissa Patton
Vice President, Education, Space Foundation

Dave Pearah
Chief Executive Officer, SpiderOak

Dr. Walther Pelzer
Head of the German Space Agency, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Nicolas Peter
Acting President, International Space University (ISU)

Dr. Henrietta Pichon
Dean, College of Education, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell
Lieutenant Governor, State of Oklahoma

Dr. John F. Plumb
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Alexandra Pontefract
Senior Staff Scientist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Dr. Jamie Porter
Radiation Effects, Spacecraft Charging Effects, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Robert Powell
Senior Advisor, Cybersecurity, NASA

Maj. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, USAF (Ret.)
Chief Executive Officer, Space Foundation

Chris Quilty
Co-CEO and President, Quilty Space

Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege, USAF (Ret.)
Board of Directors, National Cybersecurity Center

Dr. Jason Rathje
Director, Office of Strategic Capital, U.S. Department of Defense

Raycho Raychev
Chief Executive Officer, EnduroSat

Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, USSF (Ret.)
Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management

Pacôme Révillon
Chief Executive Officer, Euroconsult

Elizabeth Reynolds
Managing Director, USA, Starburst Aerospace

Hon. Mira Ricardel
Head, Geopolitical & Regulatory Risk Practice, The Chertoff Group

Steven Riccardi
Principal Director, Cyber Policy, U.S. Department of Defense

Robin Ricketts
Vice President & General Counsel, Lockheed Martin Space

Marc Robins
Head of Space, Barclays Investment Bank

Gregg Robison
RAM Aviation, Space & Defense

Col. Rojan Robotham, USAF
Portfolio Leader, DAF RCO, U.S. Air Force

Even Rogers
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, True Anomaly

Dr. Brenda Rolls
President and Chief Executive Officer, Frontier Electronic Systems (FES)

Dr. Philip Root
Director, Strategic Technology Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Jessica Rosenworcel
Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission

Luca Rossettini
Chief Executive Officer, D-Orbit

Col. Joseph J. Roth, USAF
Director, Innovation & Prototyping Directorate, U.S. Air Force, Commander, Space Systems Center

Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, USSF
Commander, Combined Joint Force Space Component Command, U.S. Space Command

Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, USSF
Commander, Combined Joint Force Space Component Command, U.S. Space Command

Kay Sears
Vice President and General Manager, Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems, Boeing

Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Sejba, USSF
Commander, Space Force

John Serafini
Chief Executive Officer, HawkEye 360

Liz Seward
Head of Space Strategy & Future Business, BAE Systems

Kelli Seybolt
Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, U.S. Air Force

Avi Shabtai
Chief Executive Officer, Ramon Space

Dr. Muhammad Sharif
Advisor and Director Science and Technology, Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO)

Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw, USSF (Ret.)

Heidi Shyu
Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense

Bailey Siegfried
Owner and Officer, NORDAM

Brett Silcox
Director, Government Relations, Astroscale U.S.

Todd Simon
Founder, Geospatial Alpha

Nick Sinai
Senior Advisor, Insight Partners

Nicholas Skytland
Chief Technologist and Director of the Business Development & Technology Integration Office, NASA Johnson Space Center

Emily Smallwood
Vice President, National Security Space, Quantum Space

Skip Smith
Attorney, Greenberg Traurig

Lauren Smith
Program Manager, Satellite Servicing, Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Systems

Angel Smith
General Manager, Mission Engineering, Microsoft

Dipak Srinivasan
Strategic Engagements Lead, Civil Space, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Europa Clipper Telecommunications Lead

Dr. Karen St. Germain
Earth Science Division Director, NASA

Vlada Stamenkovic
Senior Director, Space Resources, Blue Origin

Janice Starzyk
Deputy Director, Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce

Robert Steenburgh
Space Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC)

Lee Steinke
Chief Operating Officer, CisLunar Industries

Nils Andreas Stensønes
Chief, Norwegian Intelligence Service

Col. Erik Stockham
Director of Space Warfighting Acquisition Delta, Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power, Space Systems Command

Brooke Stokes
Partner, McKinsey & Company

AM John Stringer, RAF
Deputy Commander, NATO’s Combined Force Space Component Command, Royal Air Force

Gabriel Swiney
Director, Policy, Advocacy, & International Division, Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce

Sonny Tahiliani
Executive Director & Technology Lead, RTX Ventures

Glenn Tallia
Chief Legal Counsel for Weather, Space Services & Research, NOAA, Office of General Counsel, U. S. Department of Commerce

Dylan Taylor
Chairman & CEO, Voyager Space

Madison Telles
SGFF 2024 Manager, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

David Thomas
Executive Director, MILO Space Science Institute

Troy Thomas
Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

Dr. Derek Tournear
Director, Space Development Agency

Peter Trainer
Vice President & General Manager, Air & Space Force Solutions, BAE Systems

Maj. Gen. Michael Traut, GAF
Commander, Bundeswehr Space Command, German Air Force

Prof. Teodoro Valente
President, Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Karen Van Dyke
Director, Office of PNT, U.S. Department of Defense

Via Van Liew
Principal Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, The Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Kathleen Vander Kaaden
Chief Scientist, Astromaterials Curation, NASA

Mandy Vaughn
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, GXO, Inc.

Katlynn Vicuña
Fellow, Brooke Owens Fellowship

Dr. Kurt Vogel
Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA

Dr. Benedikta von Seherr-Thoß
Managing Director for Peace, Security and Defense, European External Action Service (EEAS)

The Honorable Robert Walker
Chief Executive Officer, Moon Walker Associates, Former Congressman

Bill Weber
Chief Executive Officer, Firefly Aerospace

Kelle Wendling
President, Space Systems, L3Harris Technologies

Joshua Western
Chief Executive Officer, Space Forge

Dr. Joseph Westlake
Heliophysics Division Director, NASA

Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, USSF
Commander, U.S. Space Command

Dr. Andy Williams
Deputy Technology Executive Officer for Space, Air Force Research Laboratory

Lauryn Williams
Senior Advisor, Strategy & Research, Office of the National Cyber Director

Wendy Williams
Vice President & General Manager, Launch & Missile Defense Systems, Northrop Grumman

Lt. Col. Sarah Winfrey, USAF
J852 Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Branch Chief, U.S. Space Command

Tiffany Wong Hall
Senior Director, Strategy Marketing Sales, Blue Origin

Dan Wright
Chief Executive Officer, Armada

Steven Wysmuller
AI and Sustainability Federal Executive, IBM Research

Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa
President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Dr. Xiao Yin
Senior Investment Manager, Lockheed Martin Ventures

Benjamin Zeitoun
Investing Partner, Starburst Ventures

Patrick Zeitouni
Chief Strategy Officer, HawkEye 360

2024 Sponsors

WIFI AT THE BROADMOOR HOTEL:
• AirBus U.S Space & Defense

SALON BREAKFAST SPONSOR:
• AWS

EVENT APP SPONSOR:
• Amentum

BADGES & LANYARDS SPONSOR:
• Ansys

SIDEWALK GRAPHICS SPONSOR:
• ASRC Federal

SALON LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Astranis
• Australian Space Agency
• Bank Of America
• Aerospace Industries Association
• Deloitte

PENS SPONSOR:
• Axient

ACQUISITION LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Bae System

CLOSING COCKTAIL RECEPTION:
• Blue Origin

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SOCIAL, SENIOR EXECUTIVES' FORUM & LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Boeing

SALON LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Deloitte

NEW GENERATION SPACE LEADERS: LUNCHEON, SALON LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Jacobs

WOMEN'S GLOBAL GATHERING LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• L3harris

SPACE WARFIGHTERS LUNCHEON SPONSOR:
• Lockheed Martin

REGISTRATION BAGS SPONSOR:
• Maxar Space Systems

SALON BREAKFAST SPONSOR:
• Mckinsey & Company

CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF NEW GENERATION SPACE LEADERS SPONSOR:
• Millenium Space Systems

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY LEADERS RECEPTION, NORTHROP GRUMMAN EXHIBIT CENTER, PRE-CEREMONY SPACE FOUNDATION SPEAKER RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Northrop Grumman

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ART CONTEST SPONSOR:
• Rock West

SATELLITE FORUM BREAKFAST SPONSOR:
• Viasat